| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John R. Lewis Talks to an Old Woman During a Voting Rights Tour, circa 1972 | 1970/1974 | John R. Lewis meets with an old woman in Drew, Mississippi during a voting rights tour. | African American civic leaders, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, Civil rights movements | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| John R. Lewis and Julian Bond Talk to People During a Voting Rights Tour, circa 1972 | 1970/1974 | John R. Lewis, Julian Bond, and other men talk with a group of people sitting on a porch in Drew, Mississippi during a voting rights tour. | African American civic leaders, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, Civil rights movements | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| John R. Lewis Speaks to a Group During a Voting Rights Tour, circa 1972 | 1970/1974 | John R. Lewis speaks to a group of people during a voting rights tour. | African American civic leaders, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, Civil rights movements | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| John R. Lewis Addresses People During a Voting Rights Tour, circa 1972 | 1970/1974 | John R. Lewis speaks to a group of people during a voting rights tour. | African American civic leaders, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, Civil rights movements | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| John R. Lewis Talks With a Man During a Voting Rights Tour, circa 1972 | 1970/1974 | John R. Lewis and Julian Bond speak to a group of people during a voting rights tour. | African American civic leaders, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, Civil rights movements | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| John R. Lewis Talks With a Man During a Voting Rights Tour, circa 1972 | 1970/1974 | John R. Lewis speaks to a group of people during a voting rights tour. | African American civic leaders, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, Civil rights movements | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "The Right to Vote", March 21, 1969 | 1969--03-21 | A newspaper clipping describing the changes in voting and voter registration in the South. 1 page. | Voting, Voter registration, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civic leaders | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "New Negro Voting Watched in South", November 7, 1966 | 1966--11-07 | A newspaper clipping describing the growing number of Black voters in the South. 2 pages. | Voting, Voter registration, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civic leaders | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Register Now, Voting Means Freedom", circa 1965 | 1962/1968 | Flyer from the Community Improvement Organization, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana. 2 pages. | African Americans--Civil rights, Political posters, Voter registration, Voting | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "South's Negro Voters Nearly Doubled", circa 1965 | 1960/1970 | Article entitled "South's Negro Voters Nearly Doubled" discussing rise in Black voter registration in five Southern states -- Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and South Carolina. 1 page. | African Americans--Civil rights, Race relations, Voter registration | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
Sep 4, 2020
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
The Voter Education Project (VEP) began in 1962 as part of the Southern Regional Council. Initially VEP granted funds to civil rights organizations to support voter education, voter registration drives, and voting-related research. In 1964, Vernon Jordan, the second executive director of the VEP, expanded the programs goals to include citizenship training, voter education, and leadership training in the southern United States, while continuing to provide funds to independent voter and civil rights groups, including the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and the League of Women Voters. The VEP’s work with the League of Women Voters is highlighted in the materials below. In 1971, VEP under the leadership of John Lewis, became an independent organization and functioned as a research center and became known as an authoritative source for statistics on southern elections and voter registration in general. Lewis also forged the VEP into an activist organization, launching Voter Mobilization Tours with Georgia state legislator and civil rights advocate Julian Bond.
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